The Hot List

And the Oscar Goes to...Your Night

So the Oscar nominees were announced yesterday, and now you've got some movies to catch up on before
February 22. But in Los Angeles, you don't just see the movies—you live them. Here's what to do after
marking each Best Picture contender off your list.

Nominee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Post-Movie Tribute:
You'll want some live examples to illuminate the finer points of your perils-of-age-reversing
insights—over a martini in the Peninsula, you should see plenty of people whose faces are
younger than their bodies. That'll do.

Nominee: Frost/Nixon

Post-Movie Tribute: If
you don't want to spring for the suite at the Beverly Hilton where Frost stayed while here to interview
Nixon, a drink by the pool downstairs at Trader Vic's could be close enough.

Nominee: Milk

Post-Movie
Tribute: You might not think you can pull off that old Levi's look that James Franco was
rocking. But Hollywood's latest vintage outpost, What Comes Around Goes Around, has an impressive stock to
help you out.

Nominee: Slumdog Millionaire

Post-Movie
Tribute: Speaking of game shows, maybe you and your date will be inspired to try for glory, a
million bucks and a chance to meet David Hasselhoff on America's Got Talent. Local auditions for
season four are next weekend, so you've got a bit more time to practice juggling the chainsaws and
flamethrower.